Fighters are divided on whether quick fights are a good thing inside the octagon.

Some would like to earn every penny of their purse and pick up a few lessons on the way. Others want to take the money and run.

In two UFC fights, Erick Silva has spent a combined 69 seconds inside the cage. To him, that's almost perfect.

"My first two fights in the UFC were very important," he told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) through translator and Strikeforce light heavyweight Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante. "They made me more confident for this next fight."